Plains mayor resigns after 40 years of serving the city
PLAINS, Ga. (WALB) – The mayor of Plains recently announced his resignation after 40 years of serving in this role. He has created projects such as fixing water and sewer lines. He has served as mayor from 1979-1984, and then again from 1988-2024. Former Mayor L.E. Boze Godwin is a native of Plains and says […]
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Outgoing mayor pro tem pens message detailing expectations, opinion on filling role
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Following a tense vote for Charlotte’s next mayor pro tem, WBTV obtained a copy of an email from outgoing mayor pro tem Braxton Winston, in which he details the role and his opinion on how the seat should be filled. Winston had been an at-large councilmember for the past six years, […]
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Black man who says he was elected mayor of rural Alabama town files federal civil rights lawsuit claiming white leaders are BLOCKING him from the role
The plaintiff, Patrick Braxton, 57, claims he filed the necessary proper paperwork to run in the town’s 2020 mayoral election – and won when no one else did When the situation was understood, the filing claims, the incumbent and town council held an illegal, secret election to keep him on as mayor of the town […]
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